LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat (3)
MARCH 20TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. A fishing boat’s engine had broken down, but the crew were able to repair it. - Rewards, £8 19s. 6d..
None (44)
MARCH 31ST. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A barrage balloon had been reported down in the sea, but it was picked up by a trawler. - Rewards, £10 1s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (12)
APRIL 15TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Blenheim bomber had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 12s. 6d..
Aeroplanes (3)
AUGUST 16TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. During an air battle aeroplanes were reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £2 15s. 6d..
A Wellington Bombing Aeroplane
JUNE 26TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A Wellington bombing aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but her crew were picked up by a patrol boat. - Rewards, £12 7s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (4)
JUNE 18TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but her crew of two were rescued by a motor vessel. - Rewards, £4 15s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (173)
NOVEMBER 7TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported in the sea off Frinton, but only oil patches could be found. - Rewards, £19 12s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (85)
AUGUST 12TH. - NEWHAVEN, AND HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Newhaven, £8 15s ; Hastings, £14 3s. 6d.
Duchess, a Schooner, Julia, Cornucopia, et al
At 12.30 A.M. on the 7th November the Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, and steam-tug Aid, proceeded to the Kentish Knock Sand, the master of a fishingsmack having reported that there was a vessel ashore there. The wind was blowing moderately...
Anchor man
There’s something about Dartmouth, Devon, that keeps people coming back. Many are content to walk the narrow streets down to the picturesque shore of the River Dart, still guarded by the 15th-century castle that gazes out to sea. Others like...
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